Ideas and Applications for using iTunes in your classroom:

Definition

iTunes allows users to manage music and video content on a personal computer. iTunes also provides access to the online Apple iTunes Store to purchase songs, video and TV shows to download to the owner's device. Podcasting is another application useful for schools. Podcasts can be accessed from iTunes to add to the content in the classroom, and, alternatively, classrooms can create podcasts on any topic to be made available on iTunes to share Apple's iTunes software has become an indispensable part of our digital life.




In the Classroom


How to use iTunes to listen to educational podcasts:

Get an introduction to iTunes U and learn how to search in iTunes for educational content - click here

Great pdf for an basic 'how-to' on using iPods in the classroom:

More Classroom Ideas: iPod and iTunes link

iTunes for teachers - a great pdf from Apple: http://images.apple.com/education/docs/Apple-iPodGettingStartedGuide081809.pdf




How to access Podcasts in iTunes


The BASICS of how to navigate iTunes for Educators:

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iPhone Gems: Overview of good Audio books: http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/iphone-gems-itsy-bitsy-spider-and-little-red-hen-childrens-books/

Children's Author Robert Munch's interactive site to listen to his stories: http://robertmunsch.com/books/


iPod Toolbox
by Grace Poli, Media Specialist, Jose Marti Middle School, Union City New Jersey
(http://www.slideshare.net/gpoli/an-ipod-in-your-classroom-toolbox-presentation-736951):




iPods Education
(http://www.slideshare.net/dgrice/ipods-education):